Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-16
G A T A r r H

THE TERM CATARRH Is AP.
Piled to a peculiar disorder OF the
nostrils and adjacent parts, which prevails
to an alarming extent and Ia productive OF
very serious consequences. ,-.,.
The most prominent ana charaoteris!t,c ~,
head. varying in Its nature at dinerens
times.
In some there Is an almost constant flow
of clear, acid fluid. but oftener an offensive,
purult MT, or muco.purulent, gIeenish-yei-
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
In the nostrils or drops into the throat.
neces stating its FREQUENT removal by blow
ing the nose or expectoration, and often ~
DO IN processes Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in state OF
rottenness, so great Is the amount OF matter
discharged and so fetid Is its odor. Inc
patient is greatly annoyed by the constsn.s
dropping into the throat OF the morplo
matter from the head, and as a recumbent
position naturally favors the flow down
wa d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are Obliged 20
order to sleep with some degree OF com
In others tough, viscid and otfe nsivs
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
and head, adhering to the parts with gluish
tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses respl.
ration and creates sensation OF 1rrltatioh
and uneasiness in the affected LOCALITY,
Wn1cn gives Use 10 COusbhuI huu ainoSs
Irresistible desire to relieve the discomfort
by drawing the mucous into the throat 50 as
to eject it by the mouth. This practice,
popularly known as "hawking, is charac
teristic Of catarrh. and proves as embar'
RAISING to the one affected as 1t Is disagree
able to those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the mem brane in the
shape of dry, hard concreIions. which are
discharged by way of the nosirils or throat
in Jumps or fragments OF deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form a regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firmly
do these incrustations adhere TO the point
OF attachment that their removal usually
erquires the most violent efforts; not unfre
quently they have to be tor. from the men,
brane. Occasionally solid cast OF notable
size is expelled, ou which there are gener-
| ally traces of blood, but in some cases the
| cast presents tubular appearance, being
of exact shape of the nasal cavity. This
| condition Is indicative OF liberation, which
| in time may destroy the bony structure OF
| the nose and produce a subsequent hatten-
ing OF that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which
| thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putrifes. giving rise to stencil which is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid
| to poison the atmosphere of a whole room
| and there are Others in which all the secre-
| tions of the membrane are suspended, caus-
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
| and feverishness in the head and noses
condition popularly known as DRY Ca
| tarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
| cavities OF the bones of the forehead and
/ face, giving rise to distressing sensation
of heavy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and to feeling OF
| fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose,.i
well as In the upper part Of the throat. above
and behind the soft palate. Sometimes
t,culsI part, as in the temple, on the top of
the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
/ the orbits, and occasionally pain manifests
itself in the face of SO severe character
| that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
The breath is ALWAYS tainted and at times
| assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
| odor. In some cases it becomes SO revolt
ing offensive as to render the sufferer
en- object OF disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
cong ested, causing the nose to be stopped
| up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
disagreeable stuffy sensation in the head,
and occasfoning violent and prulonhed
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or oi a nasal Character, displaying q sort
tinuous hoarsenesk and discordance. There
is also sense of irritation In the throat
and frequent attempts to clear the parts OF
phlegm, producing the sound hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
| fullness. or choky sensation in the throat
and In others of a distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently.
Others. again, speak of constant bad or
nauseous taste In the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
| less and becomes weak and irritable; the
appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
in the morning. The patient is ianguid, un-
| able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, timid,
| agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perman-
| ent impairment threatened.
The mucus membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and In spite of the utmost care becomes af-
fected from the slightest causes, SO that at
last breath of wind upon the lining of the
nose or throat becomes productive OF a cold,
ana gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs. Thus the patient is SUBJ
attack aggravating. the disease by giving it
new impulse and involving a larger ex.
tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ 1nvadi1s the throat arynx traehes
further and further, 1t reaches tho finer
ramifcations of the bronchi, when but
slight impulse is required to send it to the
| lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other otgans in the body, especially those
stomach, bowels kidneys, etc.
~ the employ ment OF proper fnhalati0ns
IN the form OF medicated vapor (not steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
In the pharynx and nasal passages for air
VIII hnd.its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where 1t is utterly impos.
sible to make fluid applications. Bv these
means every case can be cured.
ozGNA.
Ozona is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
In which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining of the nose to the cartil.
age OF the bone. Any case OF catarrh may
emo In ozoena, but 1t most frequently occurs
In those who are naturally scrofulo1s The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat, and ia generally of q
yel!cwish or greenish yellow color, freQent-
~ tinged with blood, and almost always at
tended BY an offensive smell. In the Ian.
gnage OF DR.. Wood, OF Philadelphia, "The
disagreeable which the physician has to
encounter. In bad cases the breath of the
patient becomes SO revolving as to isolate
him from society and to render him an OBJ
1ect OF disgust even to himself" In some
slough off, leaving deep. unhealthy ulcers.
which secrete q bloody matter and are az.
tremely difficult to heal. After ozmna ias
continued for some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
DeaIness Is one OF the most common conse-
through the eustachian tnbes to the Internal
ear. rains In the head and over the frontal